# Can I backup multiple times a day, and are they safe if the server goes down

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** backups\
**Created:** [March 10, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-backup-multiple-times-a-day-and-are-they-safe-if-the-server-goes-down/298778 "2024-03-10T21:18:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-backup-multiple-times-a-day-and-are-they-safe-if-the-server-goes-down/298778/2 "2024-03-10T22:05:06Z")

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> [@مباركمبارك](#):
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> I have questions about the backup, how can I configure it to do it 3 times a day?

You can’t do that (without resorting to complicated custom scripts)

> [@مباركمبارك](#):
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> and is this backup safe? If something happens to my server, can I migrate my entire community with all settings to another server?

Yes, as long as you store it somewhere else (like on S3)

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